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The Maple Leafs hope that a 37-year-old defenceman who has come through two broken legs, will give them some blueline stability.

In its first leap into the busy free agent market on Tuesday, Toronto signed Stephane Robidas, a veteran of nearly 1,000 games, who is coming off his second significant leg injury. The three-year deal is worth $9 million.

Robidas began the 2013-14 season with Dallas where he first broke his right leg in November and was later traded to Anaheim. Shortly after returning, he broke it again in a game against his old team.

Robidas was on the Leaf radar as free agency approached, but behind both Josh Gorges, who couldn’t be convinced to waive a no-trade request from Montreal to Toronto, and Dan Boyle, who chose the Rangers instead.

Robidas is a right handed shot. The Leafs will be his fifth stop in the NHL after he was an unheralded mid-draft pick of his home province Canadiens in 1995.

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Maple Leafs sign Stephane Robidas to 3-year deal

The Maple Leafs hope that a 37-year-old defenceman who has come through two broken legs, will give them some blueline stability.

In its first leap into the busy free agent market on Tuesday, Toronto signed Stephane Robidas, a veteran of nearly 1,000 games, who is coming off his second significant leg injury. The three-year deal is worth $9 million.

Robidas began the 2013-14 season with Dallas where he first broke his right leg in November and was later traded to Anaheim. Shortly after returning, he broke it again in a game against his old team.